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Rhode Island Jewish Special Occasions HERALD Pages 10 & 11 The Only English-Jewish Weekly in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts VOLUME LXIII, NUMBER 41 ELUL 16, 5753 / THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1993 35< PER COPY Israeli Cabinet OKs Plan on Self-Rule by G il Sedan In the end, 16 ministers ap JERUSALEM (JT A) - In a proved the plan and two ab majoradvanceforthepeacepro stained. There were no dissent cess, Israel's Cabinet has ap ing votes. proved a tentative agreement The tentative agreement be that would establish limited Pal tween Israel and the Palestin estinian self-rule in the Gaza ians reportedly was reached Strip and a small portion of the during a meeting in Norway be West Bank. tween Foreign Minister Shimon The vote approving the ac Peres and Mahmoud Abbas, a cord, w hich was hammered out high-ranking PLO official. The in a series of secret meetings Aug. 20meeting was apparently with officials of the Palestine held in the VIP lounge of Oslo's Liberation Organization, came international airport. shortly after mid night Monday, But lengthy secret negotia culminating a special Cabinet tions on the agreement report session that stretched late into edly began earlier in the sum the night. mer. Representing the Israelis As the Cabinet deliberated, at those sessions were Yoe! thousands of demons trators Singer, a legal adviser with the blocked a road outside the Prime ForeignMinistry,and UriSavir, COlNG FOR GOLD -Amy Finstein, 16, of Framingham, Mass., shows a strong effort in the 4 by Minister's Office and clashed the ministry's director-general. 100-meter relays at the Northeast Regional Maccabi Youth Games swim meet at the Striar Jewish with police trying to disperse They were later joined by Community Center/Fireman Campus in Stoughton, Mass., on Aug. 25. llmdd pltoto by Omar Bradley them. ShlomoGur, assistant to Deputy Tiu-oughout the day Monday, Foreign Minister Yossi Beilin. Cabinet ministers had stopped Beilin himself reportedly met by the offices of Prime Minister several times with PLO officials Yitzhak Rabin to review the in hotels where the multilateral Jewish Youths Vie for Honor documents relevant to the pro talks on Middle East regional by Omar Bradley Helen C herovits, the Israeli lelesforthe 1994MaccabiGames. posal - and most of them ex issues were being held. Herald Assistant Editor swim coach. It was the fi rst time For Patricia Olken, chair pressed satisfa ction w ith the Cabinet Secretary Elyakim Danny Shultz, 13,slandsonly for many of them, but Cherovits' woman of the swimming meet, draft agreement. (Continued on Page 19) 5 feet 6 inches ta ll and weighs a efforts a nd the Marblehead, having the center as the site for mere 11 0 pounds, but once he Mass., Jewis h community the meet added to its signifi dives into a pool of water, few helped provide host homes for cance to the community. "ll's swimmers can catch him. The the Israeli atheletes. Likewise, been wonderful. The total coop amiable Israeli youth won three American athletes were hosted eration and positive altitude of gold medals a nd one silver by local Jewish families in the everyone involved with the 125 medal at the annual Northeast Greater Boston area, to make it kids from all over the Notheasl Regional Maccabi Youth Games easier for them to attend their a nd Israel has been great," the swimming meet held at the meets. Next year, families in chairwoman said. Striar Jewish Community Cen Jerusalem will reciprocate by Olken's son Joshua, 14, of te r / Fireman Campus in hosting Jewish-American a th- (Continued on Page 16) Stoughton, Mass., on Aug. 25. "It feels like home, but only the language is different," the Pell Honored at Touro's 203rd winningathletesaid. He was one of 16 athletes from Israel who Washington Letter Ceremony competed in lhe meet last week. Schultz, w ho aspires to com by Omar Bradley nist governments six times for pete in the Olym pics one day, Herald Assislant Editor his inquiries into human rights shared w inning honors with A longtime supporter of reli violations. teammate Gil Bra ndel, 13, from gious freedom was hono red As the soldiers of the Artil Jerusalem, who won two silver Sunday at the historic reading lery of Newport presented the medals and one gold medal in of George Washington's letter colors, a small group of protest the 400-meter individual med a l Touro Synagogue. A sur ers from Rhode Island Veterans ley. Both athletes swam better prised Sen. Claiborne Pell was For Justice-a group opposing than their coach, Dana Shoham, named as lhe first recipient of the ban on gays in the military from Israel, had expected. 'They the Alexander George Teitz - wailedoutsidethesynagogue did very well because the meet A ward at lhe 203rd George for admittance. The group had was for ages 12 to 14 years,'' Washington Letter Ceremony in assembled lo oppose Rep. Shoham said, making it more Newport. Rona ld Machtley's vote against challenging for them. But everyone - from Gov. a congressional proposal that All the Israeli athletes were BruceSundlun to the Hon. Bruce would lift the ban. Machtley, happy lo come to America and M . Selya-agreed that Pell was who was chosen lo read the make new friends, according lo the perfect candidate for the Washington letter, sat beside his award at the afternoon event. wife in the second row, un Pell, a Newport resident, is a daunted by the protesters. Due to the observance of director of the World Affairs Although the group was COMMITTED TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM - Sen. Claiborne Pell is presented w ith the first AlexanderGeorgeTeitz Award by the holiday on Monday, Council of Rhode Island and of forced to wail awhile for avail the Society of Friends of Touro ablespace inside lhesynagogue, And rew Teitz at the George Washington Letter Ceremony at next week's Rhode lsla,id Touro Synagogue in Newport on Sunday. The award recognizes Synagogueformanyyears. Dur a dozen protesters were eventu someone w ho, by their life and works, has demonstrated a /ewis1, Herald will be ing his political career in the ally allowed inside, after being deJivered on Friday. Foreign Service, Pell was ar reminded that it was a place of commitment to religious freedom and tolerance. //~Mid pltol o by 0'"•' Br•dlry rested by fascists and commu- (Continued on Page 20) 2 - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, 0SEPTEMBER 2, 1993 INSIDE THE OCEAN STATE Assn. Lists CPR Classes In response to the increased adult, practice on manikins and number of requests to the testing. A certificate is received. ~NS~ American Heart Association, This course fee is $ 15 per per :::}NEWS~ Rhode Island Affiliate for infor son. mation about taking CPR Classes are scheduled to be c::> BRIEFS h-:7 classes, the association has held at the AHA office, 40 ~ added several classes. Broad St., Pawtucket on Sept. The Cormack Planeta rium Basic life is offered in both 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7. All will present "formation of the " A" and "C" level at the times are from 6 to 10 p.m. the Galaxies" now throug h heart office in Pawtucket. The The "C" level course is an Oct. 3, al the Museum of " A" level is a four-hour pro eight-hour program, held in Natural Histo ry, Roger Wil gram, conducted in one session two four-hour sessions and in liams Park, Providence. The and geared for resuscitation of cludes instruction for both program will teach how the adults only. adult, child and infant resusci galaxies were formed. For The course covers education tation. All aspects of the " A" information, call 785-9450. about the cardiovascular and course are covered including respiratory systems, risk fac specialized techniques for use tors, prudent heart living, on infants and children and The 14th annual Cajun and recognition of heart attack, sig two-rescuer techniques and use Bluegrass Festival Sept. 3 nals and action, airway ob- of CPR masks. Test and certifi from6p.m. tomidnight,and j struction of the adult and cates are included. Sept.4 and 5 from l 0a.m. to demonstration of one-rescuer The "C" class costs $20 per mid nig ht a t Stepping Stone resuscitation technique of the person and classes are sched Ra nch, Escohcag. The event uled for Sept. 7 and 16th; Oct. 5 will feature music, dance, and 12; Nov. 2 and 9; and Dec. food a nd workshops. For 'Sock' Hop to 7 and 14. All times are from 6 to more information, call 351- 10 p.m. 6312. Benefit Kidney Preregistration is mandatory. In addition to these scheduled The America n Heart Asso classes, classes are held ciation Rhode Island Affili ~, AAs~2k~~!~,i~;~gh eld throughout the state. To regis ate will hold a n informa ter for any of the times listed tional ra ll y and registration in memory of Robert E. Sock here or for information about 'Blue Moon' for the benefit of the Kid ney for its first In-Line Skate for enrolling in other classes held Heart, Sept. 3 from 6 to 8 Author Luanne Rice will sign copies a nd read from her new Transplant/ Dialysis Associa throughout the state, call the p.m. at Thayer Arena, 975 novel, Blue M oon, Sept. 10 at Waldenbooks in Warwick from tion Inc. on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at American Heart Association, Sandy Lane, Warwick. The 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. She will also appear Sept. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m . the Smithfield Elks Lodge.